Cherokee Bluffs Park
Park
60 acres2.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 3.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Flowery Branch
Flowery Branch has 5.7 miles of mapped trails, 0.8 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Cherokee Bluffs Park (2.6 mi). 210 acres are parks and preserves, 19 per 1,000 residents. 45% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 60% of U.S. towns · #53 of 264 in Georgia. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
151 acres · of 7.3 sq mi of land
Trails
5.7 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
210 ac
19 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
45%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.3 mi
0.3 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Flowery Branch have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Flowery Branch is ahead of 60% of U.S. towns, #53 of 264 in Georgia. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Flowery Branch’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical GA town 2% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (6 mi) · GA 0.2 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land19 acres of park per 1,000 residents (210 acres) · GA 9 · U.S. 13BParks close to home45% of residents within a half mile of a park · GA 56% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 60%
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Georgia towns of 2,500+ (264)Ahead of 80%
Few Georgia towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Flowery Branch’s 3% is ahead of 68% of Georgia towns, while its trails per square mile lead 86% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to B+. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Cherokee Bluffs Park, with 2.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Four Seasons Sports Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
151 conserved acres
3% of Flowery Branch’s land. Who manages Flowery Branch’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County149 ac
Army Corps of Engineers2 ac
Local Recreation Area · 149 acRecreation Management Area · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hog Mountain Sports Complex Local Recreation Area | County | 149 | Open |
| Sidney Lanier Recreation Area Recreation Management Area | Army Corps of Engineers | 2 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Flowery Branch
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Flowery Branch
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.3 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
18Tennis
6Pickleball
4Soccer
4Baseball
3Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Flowery Branch Commercial Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1985
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Flowery Branch: April to June
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 51 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 79 | 85 | 88 | 87 | 81 | 72 | 62 | 54 |
| Rain (in) | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.9 |
October is the driest month (4.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.1 inches fall in March, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Flowery Branch →
Next door
Flowery Branch and its neighbors
Flowery Branch has the most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flowery Branch | 3% | 0.8 | 19 | 45% | B |
| Buford | 3% | 0.1 | 8 | 57% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Flowery Branch
Where can I hike in Flowery Branch?
The longest trail networks: Cherokee Bluffs Park, 2.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Flowery Branch is conserved land?
3% of its land, against a typical 2% for a Georgia town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Flowery Branch’s trails?
Cherokee Bluffs Park and Four Seasons Sports Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Flowery Branch?
0.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Flowery Branch?
20,480 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Flowery Branch or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 213 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Flowery Branch have?
Ahead of 60% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #53 of 264 in Georgia. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Flowery Branch neighbors.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →